Asperdaphne walcotae explained

Asperdaphne walcotae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Subspecies: Asperdaphne walcotae pallida Sowerby III, 1896

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the waters off the coast of South Australia.

References

• Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1893. Descriptions of fifteen new species of shells of the family Pleurotomidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 487–492
• Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23

External links

• Verco, J.C. 1909. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 293–342
• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
• Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42-56